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Created: 6/4/1954

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1. ROBERTARAVIA, MANAGER ESSO GUATEMALA, WAS CALLED TO PALACE AFTERNOON L, JUNEo RECEIVEDLLY BY PRESIDENT WHO STATED SARAVIA'S NAUE ON SEMANTIC LIST SEI2E0 BY POLICE BUT PRESIDENT KNOWING SARAVIA HAD ORDERED HIS NAUE CLEARED. SAAAVIA ASSURED THAT HE NON POLITICAL BUSINESSMAN

2o PRES QUESTIONED ABOUT ESSO TANK CARS ANO WHETHER ANY LEFT COUNTRY* SARAVIA SAID NOT BUT NEXT DAY PHONED ADVISING .THAT TEXACO CARS PROCEED DTFROGS* SARAVIA GATHERED PRESIDENT WORPlEO CARS USABLE TRANSPORT ARMS*

3o PRES QUESTIONED ABOUT GASOLINE STOCK ON HAND, RATE CONSUMPTION, EXPECTED DELIVERIES* ASKED WHERE ESSO OBTAINED GAS. WAS TOLD ARUBA. WANTED KNOW IF POSSIBLE OBTAIN GAS ELSEWHERE ANO AVOID PASS THROUGH PANAMA CANAL* TOLD NOT POSSIBLE^ ASKED IF ESSO WOULD POSSIBLY BLOCK SHIPMENTS GAS TOARAVIA SAID HE WOULD NOT BUT THIS COULD BE DONE FROM OUTSIDE a PRES ASKED IF

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POSSIBLE FOR GOVERNMENTN BARRELS OASARAVIA SAIO DIFFICULT FOR COMPANY FIND BARRELS SUCH QUANTITY*

PRES WISHED BE ADVISED WHENEVER TANKERARAVIA REPLIED SUCH NOT UNUSUAL SINCE THEY SERVED OTHER COUNTRIES TOO* SOURCE: n

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